Distribution Automation Hardware, Engineer 3

Southern California Edison (SCE); Santa Ana (CA); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 165,000; Full time

Job summary

Southern California Edison (SCE) in Santa Ana, CA, seeks a Distribution Automation Hardware Engineer 3 to lead the design, deployment, and continuous improvement of advanced automation hardware across SCE’s territory. You will oversee projects from pilot to full‑scale implementation, collaborating with cross‑functional teams and vendors to ensure technical excellence, safety, and operational readiness.

Minimum qualifications include a Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, 5+ years in engineering,

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering or a scientific/technical/math field.
• Five or more years of engineering experience in operations, production, construction or maintenance environments.
• Possess a valid Class C Driver’s License.

Responsibilities

• Ensures technical issues and problems are resolved in a timely, efficient and cost‑effective manner utilizing available resources.
• Supervises, leads, and coordinates work with full‑time and contract employees in the execution of new technical strategies, equipment or standards.
• Conducts life‑cycle assessments for utility infrastructure materials and processes; improves preventive maintenance procedures to decrease overall downtime.
• Conducts risk assessments and implements risk mitigation strategies to ensure the safety and reliability of engineering projects.
• Supports audits and inspections and ensures compliance with relevant environmental, health, and safety regulations.
• Provides engineering and technical expertise and guidance for the identification, analysis and resolution of high‑impact, complex and/or cross‑functional problems in engineering.
• Ensures the engineering facility design basis is controlled and design basis documentation is maintained. Conducts engineering and related studies with full technical responsibility for planning and coordinating high‑impact complex projects.
• Provides support and technical training to junior engineering levels.
• Ensures protection of all physical, financial and cybersecurity assets and manages private customer data, proprietary information, confidential medical records, and other highly sensitive information with the highest standards of conduct and integrity.

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering or a scientific/technical/math field

Tools

ADMS

OMS

DMS/SCADA

EMS

CYME

Job description

Join the Clean Energy Revolution

Become a Distribution Automation Hardware, Engineer 3 at Southern California Edison (SCE) and build a better tomorrow. In this job, you’ll lead the design, deployment, and continuous improvement of advanced automation hardware solutions throughout SCE’s territory, including devices involved with protection, switching, voltage‑var support, grid monitoring, communication, and remote or micro‑grid. You will oversee projects from pilot through full‑scale implementation, collaborating with cross‑functional teams and vendors to ensure technical excellence, operational readiness, and safety compliance. Serve as a subject‑matter expert in automation hardware, driving innovation through root‑cause analysis, stakeholder engagement, and mentoring of engineering peers. As a Distribution Automation Hardware, Engineer 3, your work will help power our planet, reduce carbon emissions, and create cleaner air for everyone. Are you ready to take on the challenge to help us build the future?

Responsibilities

• Ensures technical issues and problems are resolved in a timely, efficient and cost‑effective manner utilizing available resources.
• Supervises, leads, and coordinates work with full‑time and contract employees in the execution of new technical strategies, equipment or standards.
• Conducts life‑cycle assessments for utility infrastructure materials and processes; improves preventive maintenance procedures to decrease overall downtime.
• Conducts risk assessments and implements risk mitigation strategies to ensure the safety and reliability of engineering projects.
• Supports audits and inspections and ensures compliance with relevant environmental, health, and safety regulations.
• Provides engineering and technical expertise and guidance for the identification, analysis and resolution of high‑impact, complex and/or cross‑functional problems in engineering.
• Ensures the engineering facility design basis is controlled and design basis documentation is maintained. Conducts engineering and related studies with full technical responsibility for planning and coordinating high‑impact complex projects.
• Provides support and technical training to junior engineering levels.
• Ensures protection of all physical, financial and cybersecurity assets and manages private customer data, proprietary information, confidential medical records, and other highly sensitive information with the highest standards of conduct and integrity.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering or a scientific/technical/math field.
• Five or more years of experience in engineering within operations, production, construction or maintenance environments.
• Possess a valid Class C Driver’s License.

Preferred Qualifications

• California EIT certificate or Professional Engineer license.
• Advanced experience leading complex, high‑impact engineering projects requiring independent judgment.
• Strong knowledge of power system transmission and/or distribution engineering, including distribution equipment, system design, operations, and analysis using tools such as ADMS, OMS, DMS/SCADA, EMS, CYME, or equivalent.
• Proven ability to act as a technical authority, providing expert recommendations and influencing decisions with significant business or operational impact.
• Experience with modeling, simulation, and validation tools.
• Advanced proficiency in analytical tools to automate workflows and support engineering decision‑making.
• Demonstrated leadership in project management, including use of formal project management methods and tools for scope definition, scheduling, risk management, budget control, milestone tracking, and issue resolution.
• Experience establishing project objectives, timelines, deliverables, and risk mitigation plans, and driving execution across cross‑functional teams.
• Strong working knowledge of engineering standards, regulatory requirements, and applicable laws and codes.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with experience presenting complex technical concepts to both technical and non‑technical audiences.
• Experience mentoring engineers and leading technical teams or initiatives.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office products.

Additional Information

• This position’s work mode is hybrid. The employee will report to an SCE facility for a set number of days with the option to work remotely on the remaining days. Unless otherwise noted, employees are required to work and reside in the state of California. Further details of this work mode will be discussed at the interview stage. The work mode can be changed based on business needs.
• Qualified applications with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.
• The primary work location for this position is Santa Ana, CA.
• Position will require up to 10% traveling and being out in the field throughout the SCE service territory.
• This position has been identified as a NERC/CIP impacted position – prior to being hired, the successful candidate must pass a Personnel Risk Assessment (PRA) or Background Investigation. Once hired, the candidate must complete specified training prior to gaining un‑escorted access to assigned work location and performing necessary job duties.

Southern California Edison is a proud Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status. We are committed to ensuring that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodations at [e-mail] or (626) 302‑3456 and select option 2.